“The best part is he [the tattoo artist] did it portrait style, so it looks like the president in silhouette. I’m very proud of it. I consider it the Bentley of tattoos.”

Ryan explained how he came about having the permanent inking etched onto his leg several months ago.

“We like to play a game called tattoo roulette,” he said. “We blindfold each other: ‘You get to pick a tattoo for me, and I get to pick a tattoo for you.’ And you don’t get to see it till they’re both done.”

Ryan, who admits he had no idea his new tattoo would be of the star, added that the peculiar game came with only one stipulation that the new inking had to be kept off his arms, which he insists are reserved for “real tattoos”.